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Frederick P. Garrity

Family & friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Route 107) REVERE on Saturday, March 2nd beginning at 9:00 a.m. for Frederick P. Garrity, who passed following a long confinement at the Pope Nursing Home of Weymouth on Thursday, February 28th. A funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Saturday, following the visitation, with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michael the Archangel Chapel (on the campus of the Chelsea Soldiers’ Horne) 91 Crest Ave., and immediately followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

Born & raised in the Powder Horn Hill Section of Chelsea and an alumnus of Chelsea High School, Class of 1958, he entered the U.S. Navy in January of 1959, during the Vietnam Era & served until December of 1962 as a Seaman 3rd Class. For over thirty-five (35) years, Frederick was stationed at the Deer Island Site as an Engineer 1st Class, retiring in 2004. He was also a long-time member of the American Legion Post #61 of Revere.

He is the beloved son of the late John A. & Margaret (Foley) Garrity. He is the cherished brother to Mary A. Harrington & her late husband, Paul J. Harrington of Marshfield & the late John G. & Edward G. Garrity. He is also lovingly survived by his faithful cousin, Gerald “Jerry” Foley & his wife, Dorothy F. (Kirby) Foley of Revere, several other cousins, many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews. He was also the brother-in-law to the late Anne & Eleanor Garrity.

Services

Visiting Hours

Saturday, March 2nd from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Funeral Mass

Saturday, March 2nd at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, Chelsea Soldiers Home, Chelsea

Interment

Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Patients Activities Account at Chelsea Soldiers Home, 91 Crest Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150.

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  1. Steve Garrity
    Mar 1 2019

    Fred was a heart of gold and was much loved by his family.

  2. Kerry Garrity Tuck
    Mar 1 2019

    I’m so happy for Uncle Freddy to meet with the family in Heaven! I’m sure they will be there to greet him with a familiar love. All of us have a new angel looking out for us and that is a blessing we can enjoy!
    Rest In Peace with our loving Father.
    All my love
    Kerry❤️

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To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.
On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.
Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.
Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.
Thank you for your friendship and continued support.
God bless you all.
Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.

To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.

On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.

Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.

Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.

Thank you for your friendship and continued support.

God bless you all.

Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.